Why
did I start, what have I done and where do I want to be?
After a long-term relationship and a habit
of eating everything I could get my hands on (mainly stress related but also it just became a habit), I
found myself fitting into a size 16 better than I did my usual size 12.
In
January 2017 I weighed myself for the first time in years, this came in at
71.4kg. This is when realisation began and I really wanted something to change but didn't really know where to start.
A few months went past, and I kept thinking
about losing weight but took no action except from trying to better my
diet but with no action plan. In July 2017 I weighed myself again and was now
67.5kg. I decided it was time to do something.
I took up a local gym membership
and was put in touch with an in house PT, I did 10 sessions with them hoping to
feel more confident and to prove that the gym could make a difference to my physique and outlook on exercise. Although PT sessions really helped me and showed me what results you can achieve from hardwork I still didn’t leave feeling confident to head into the gym by myself
I trained a lot with a friend throughout august and then my
commitment to the gym really trailed off in September to December. A lot of this came down to starting university, going part time at work and learning how to my balance my new routine. However I consciously stopped tracking food in December which really wasn't a good idea looking back as I went straight back into eating anything I could, but I have learnt from this and if I do have a treat meal I make sure my next snack / meal is right back on track.
Although living a healthier
lifestyle has become important to me I don’t wish to miss out on any
opportunities by prioritising the gym or stress myself out by cramming it into
my day.
Come to the end of December and I felt ready to bring the gym back into my life. I weighed myself in at
6.5kg and seeing this instantly made me want to focus again. I learnt
about macros and have started to focus on a well balanced diet as well as
learning about the gym and new exercises as much as possible.
It's now the end of December and I'm back at 61.5kg, I'm currently still focusing on my macros and I'm learning to schedule and plan my gym sessions around the rest of my life. For me the gym is a massive outlet and something that gives me goal and targets to hit that solely rely on my hardwork alone.
My next goals are to lower my fat percentage and raise my muscle percentage. I also want to perfect my form with squats & deadlifts and to be able to do 10 push ups (nose to floor with good form).
The hardest part
I personally find the motivation hard to keep up but once I have goals set in place I want to achieve them and will try everything to do so.
A diet change is also difficult, especially when it is a big switch from constant takeaways and chocolate bars to a slight calorie deficit and lots of home cooked dinners. Changing your perspective from 'good' and 'bad' foods to all good in proportion and learning about macros has been a life saver for me.
What
inspires me
My best friend is a total fitness babe and
she helped me learn how to fitness (both in the gym and expanding my knowledge) and still does every day. She puts up with
all my questions and will happily help me out with gym sessions if needed. Find
yourself a friend that you can help you no matter how many times you have a
question.
Find your local fitness babe,Vanya, on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/vanya.louisa/
Instagram
Instagram is a great tool if you use it in
the right way. Don’t follow people who make you compare yourself to them in a negative light, but follow
people who make you want to work on yourself and your achieving own goals.
There is also
now a ‘save’ button so if there is a workout I like the look of I can put them
there and follow them later.
These are just a few of the amazing fitness
accounts I follow -
Please share your favourite fitness accounts below!
Thanks for reading,
Poppy x
